The X.Org project provides an open source implementation of the X Window System. The development work is being done in conjunction with the freedesktop.org community. The X.Org Foundation is the educational non-profit corporation whose Board serves this effort, and whose Members lead this work.

Development

The DeveloperStart page includes information for developers along with links to per-module developer pages.

Mailing Lists

On XorgMailingLists you can find a list of X-related mailing lists hosted on lists.freedesktop.org. More mailing lists on X Window System and related technologies along with subscription directions are available at XOrg Foundation.

Getting X

The best place to get X is from your operating system or distribution vendor. X.Org currently provides no binaries.

There are many Mirrors from which you can download source code to the X Window System. If you would like to be a mirror, feel free to do so and add yourself to the Mirrors page.

Development snapshots are currently on hiatus; most modules now update slowly enough that frequent snapshots aren't needed.

Security

Sponsorship and Donations

The X.Org Foundation welcomes sponsorship (both cash and in-kind), and tries hard to put the donations of sponsors to transparent good use. The Foundation is an extremely low-overhead all-volunteer organization. If you are interested in contributing, please see our SponsorshipPage.

Donate via SPI Paypal:

Donate via SPI Click & Pledge:

Donation via check or money order:

Make your check payable to Software in the Public Interest, Inc. and
write "X.org" in the memo or reference field. For more information
including the mailing address, please see
http://spi-inc.org/donations/